HP Plugs 'Critical' Tru64 UNIX Flaws
Digg
DZone
Reddit
Slashdot
StumbleUpon
del.icio.us
Facebook
FriendFeed
Furl
HP has issued a security patch to plug "highly critical" holes in its HP Tru64 Unix operating system with a warning that a successful exploit could lead to system takeover.
The company did not provide details of the vulnerabilities, which are a result of unspecified errors within the certificate handling of IPsec/IKE. IPSec, widely deployed to implement corporate Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), provides cryptographically based security for the IP protocols.
Products affected by the security vulnerabilities include the HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B PK2(BL22) and PK3(BL24) and the HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1A PK6(BL24).
Research firm Secunia, which rates the flaws as "highly critical," says malicious hackers can take control of vulnerable systems remotely.
Solid state disks (SSDs) made a splash in consumer technology, and now the technology has its eyes on the enterprise storage market. Download this eBook to see what SSDs can do for your infrastructure and review the pros and cons of this potentially game-changing storage technology.
